2010 Summer Chum Survey Graph

With one week of surveying to go, the number of returning Summer Chum is anticipated to surpass last year’s by more than 500 totaling approximately 1,500 (see graph above).

2010 Summer Chum Survey along Chimacum Creek

The volunteers collected otiliths and scale samples to be used to age the salmon and collect DNA information. If you are interested in volunteering in this project next summer, contact Kai Wallin at volunteer@nosc.org or visit our website for more information.